Have you ever wondered how things in your life can be at an all time high one moment, and then suddenly feel like you have hit rock bottom the next? From time to time, we crash. I know, from personal experience, this overwhelming feeling of helplessness, during these times of unpredictability. I often find myself emotional and my brain overwhelmed with uncertain outcomes. How do I move forward? Then I realize that although I am presently dealing with these issues, I have the ability to find a solution. I need to persist in the face of these issues in order to find the solution. The solution is ‘stamina’. Stamina is the ability to sustain prolonged physical and/or mental effort. This struggle of building stamina is ultimately what will help us succeed and achieve the goals we have set for ourselves. It can get you through challenges. Through it, we can figure out who we want to be. With stamina comes the increased ability to persevere. As is true of all things with anything worth having, developing stamina takes time, effort and most importantly, maintaining a balance. Once we understand the importance of balance, we can focus both on the time it takes to build stamina and the effort involved in building it. It may not be smooth sailing, but with effort, it is achievable. There are two components that are critical in terms of building stamina: one is maintaining physical health and the other is caring for emotional well being. Physical health is critical for our overall well-being. Our body was made for us to wake and to sleep. In order to restore and repair our bodies and to wake up the next morning renewed and repaired, we must sleep. This is a constant cycle. At times when we put our bodies under great stress, there is a point at which our bodies simply cannot function anymore. Our bodies get too tired -- a state that cannot simply be resolved with sleep. We should never underestimate recovery because in order to push ourselves, we must recover and restore. Our bodies tell us what they need. Bodies love to be hydrated and do not need counterfeit (sugar, caffeine) energy. Health Line has lots of information that tells exactly what our bodies needs to eat. Being able to eat in order to sustain glucose levels that are required for having energy for a full day, requires regular eating and foods with protein. But our bodies need more than just to be fed, they also need physical activity. NHS recommends ages 5-18 year olds get a minimum of 60 mins of physical activity per day. I cannot stress enough the importance of this. Some get their exercise through sports or dance, but for those we are not interested in breaking a sweat everyday, there are many alternatives. Even going for a 60 min walk makes a difference. In today's society, we multitask in order to complete our many jobs. We strive to achieve goals and the thought of failing may prevent us from giving up but overworking is unhealthy. When our emotional and mental state becomes overworked, we become overwhelmed. Humans need time to think and to rest. It is good to remember that being more efficient is better. Having many tasks at once is not bad as long as we know how to handle them. We must remember to give our bodies and our brains rest.
Physical balance, emotional and mental balance are crucial in building stamina. Whether we are aware or not, we are in a constant challenge with ourselves. Do not give up - eat, exercise, rest. While we are building good habits we are also building stamina. Do not overwork yourself -- give your brain time to think, listen to your body -- remember that we need recovery, and learn to maintain balance in your life. Not only will you build stamina, you will grow! Anna R
19 Comments
Jake
11/26/2018 10:36:26 am
A well done, thought out blog post. It is very thought provoking and is a good read. Well done Anna
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jacob
11/26/2018 10:38:04 am
i agree that physical and mental health are crucial to being calm and not having to stress out about everything. i personally think training both will calm your mind and make you less susceptible to lows in your life and can help you always see the light.
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emily
11/26/2018 10:38:11 am
really good reminder not to push ourselves past a point to where we are unable to function properly anymore, i definitely struggle with this and often find myself running out of energy to keep going. thank you for the reminder of how important it is to find balance and maintain it
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Jack
11/26/2018 10:39:21 am
Well written and informative blog. I personally need to work on my stamina.
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Kassidy
11/26/2018 10:39:33 am
i have learned from your blog that i am not meeting the recommended amount of daily physical activity which i should start to do, but i struggle with motivation.
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Martin Gao
11/26/2018 10:39:51 am
I think it's really important to have a good habit balance out our daily life. But it's really hard to accomplish this while so many other things are bothering you and you have to do.
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Janeva
11/26/2018 10:41:14 am
Great blog! Honestly, I overwork myself way to often as I am sometime unable to distinguish my breaking point. I realized that without consistency, it is difficult to grow. I liked your reference to multitasking and how you connected it to efficiency. When completing more than one task at once, you are less likely to get the same results as you would have if you'd have focused on one task at a time.
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Connor
11/26/2018 10:41:55 am
Lately I have been finding it hard to have mental stamina. This blog really helped me to understand how I can improve my mental stamina, and how I can balance that with my everyday life.
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Matthew
11/26/2018 10:42:56 am
I like this topic a lot! I’ve never actually thought about the differeance of being effective and doing too much. Cuz I guess a lot of people think it’s more effective to just get it all done and put food ans sleep etc to the side. I like how you tied in balance and really elaborated on that. Great job
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Christina
11/26/2018 10:43:08 am
Great blog!! Lots of people in today's society don't take enough time for themselves, because of work or other things. Having balance and taking time for yourself is an important part in anyone's life. Getting enough sleep is also very important and something I need to work on!
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marika
11/26/2018 10:46:05 am
balance is something i struggle with on a daily basis can totally relate school and sport can be hard!i had no idea u had to build up stamina ahah what!
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maiko
11/26/2018 10:46:23 am
Thank you for the great topic and this blog reminds me to treat and give a rest for my body and brain as I use them. I like how you said about not only rebuilding, but growing, it is really true.
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Kai
11/26/2018 10:52:36 am
Sometime I feel like really good at study and overdo. I would say that time is the most time I get worth score. Even study or sports, overdo(overtime) might takes me to the worth... Good blog Anna!
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Hayley
11/26/2018 10:54:06 am
i think this is such a great reminder that in order to be efficient, and for a longer period of time you have to be more balanced by keeping your energy up and get enough rest. thank you.
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Eric
11/26/2018 11:00:34 am
Great blog!
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Georgia
11/26/2018 11:03:03 am
This was a very well thought out and nicely worded blog! Sometimes i think people, myself included, forget that we do need time to recover and rest. I agree with you that whether its mental, physical or emotional balance, they all contribute to sustaining your mental efforts. Great job, Anna!
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vicky
11/26/2018 11:36:25 am
i love this blog! i feel like stamina is one of the most important things and it's really worth working on. if you don't have balance in your own life it's hard to make everything else around you work. thank you for this blog really enjoyed reading it!!!
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Lina
9/16/2022 02:10:37 pm
This blog made me realise that I should really work on my stamina.Thanks for opening my eyes and the great advise!
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Melina
9/16/2022 02:11:16 pm
100% agree with your blog. Caring and listening to our bodies are things that we don't care as much about and that is really unfortunate.
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